J 1 or C 100 ?
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JustCruisin
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Oh man....this is one of those "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" threads.
I have a J1 and I have heard the C100.
IMHO, I think the C100 is louder for sure, but it causes "Ear Fatigue" over time. It has a SIZZLE to it at high volume that the J1 does not suffer from.
If you're doing battle on the street, nothing is going to top the C100. But if you're crankin' some tunes in doors, your ear's may tire with the C100.
Beyond that, it's a matter of style and taste. Both have a shock value that is unprecedented in the boombox world.
Please send all hate mail to chris-dont-know-shait-about-c100s@shut-your-pie-hole.com
I have a J1 and I have heard the C100.
IMHO, I think the C100 is louder for sure, but it causes "Ear Fatigue" over time. It has a SIZZLE to it at high volume that the J1 does not suffer from.
If you're doing battle on the street, nothing is going to top the C100. But if you're crankin' some tunes in doors, your ear's may tire with the C100.
Beyond that, it's a matter of style and taste. Both have a shock value that is unprecedented in the boombox world.
Please send all hate mail to chris-dont-know-shait-about-c100s@shut-your-pie-hole.com
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JustCruisin
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It does the job of a boombox..Dr DER said:
It's just very few boxes can compete w the CONION..Kind of like the M90 vs. C-100 debate.. Some would rather take a more subtle-designed box with great sound over a flashy in-your-face box with power..
A J1 can be had for cheaper, but is also more rare.. They are both big, heavy boxes..but the C-100 is more solid..
Also, knobs vs. sliders comes into play..
I think that's why I want A J1 seems to me almost everyone has A C100 ... I'm thinking about putting my BIG ASS CONION up for sale or trade to try and get a J1 ....,
Cpl-Chronic
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Well, from the responses, I think it's safe to say that the C-100 is a balls out winner against the J1 but fidelity is lacking with the bleeding top end 3-way system. I like the C-100 more with both GIANT red LED meters for power & VU's for recording & Line Level monitoring. Dial light, alarm. etc , Auto Reverse slider deck & full lower deck etc. makes the C-100 the winner in my opinion over the J1. I don't like the black 10 band EQ type of blasters. I like the chrome, the BASS, TREBLE, LOUDNESS of the very early 80's best...
Cpl
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Oh definitely the C-100F. Same feels as CPL, probably because my early years with blasters was in the golden (platinum?) era, so that's what really satisfies me. I was pretty bummed when black took over in the late 80s. Just looks cheap. I wouldn't be against painting a black box silver though... 
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SLO
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Lasonic TRC-920 said:And send your hate mail to RBJ-and-Chris-are C100-H8Rs@shut-your-pie-hole.com
How about a CONION C100F Korean version? Whats your guys opinions on it? I heard it lacks some features like the vu's, weighted tuner and a few other things, but supposedly they still thump
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